Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	MSI MS-7A78
Motherboard	MSI Z270 GAMING M6 AC (MS-7A78) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '19 at 17:58
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$241 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 94.2 1-Core 99.8 2-Core 197 76% 130 Pts	4-Core 378 8-Core 612 61% 495 Pts	64-Core 599 37% 599 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 26GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR020 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 498 Write 446 Mixed 442 103% 462 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 53.3 179% 65.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 276 231% 334 MB/s
Poor: 73% Great: 123%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 541GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 142 143 142 138 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 177 Write 140 Mixed 109 SusWrite 141 104% 142 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 109%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 2TB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 2TB free Firmware: ML6OA800 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 125 124 125 124 MB/s Relative performance n/a - drive id incomplete or inconclusive		Read 128 Write 107 Mixed 75.5 SusWrite 125 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 38% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 35.7 MC Mixed 28.8 92% 32.2 GB/s	SC Read 15.9 SC Write 36.1 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 25.8 GB/s	Latency 59.4 67% 59.4 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 88%

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

Gaming 90%

Aircraft carrier

Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 77%

Battleship

SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples	16x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	12x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 80%, 6,179 samples	10x

Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $726

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16